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Question:Dear Expatax, I have a question on how unemployment benefit from UWV influences the 30% ruling. I had the ruling for 2 years when I was made unemployed (my fixed term contract was not extended). I registered in UWV and used the benefit for a... Read More

Question: My 30% ruling was granted in September 2007. My first period of guaranteed 60 months expires after January 2012. I am planning to change employer during 2012. What happens to the duration of the 30 % ruling? Assuming I fulfill the... Read More

Question: I am considering moving positions within my employer (still based in The Netherlands though) and just wanted to confirm that this will not have any impact on the 30% ruling? Answer: Moving within your company will indeed not... Read More

Question: I still work at the company that applied for my 30% rule last year (I got it in November 2011). At the same time I started a part-time job at another company in the same city. Does the 30% rule apply to my part-time job salary too? ... Read More

I moved to the Netherlands in 2013 from abroad and the 30% rule was granted with my current employer from 1-Aug-2013 until 31-July-2021. I will be changing employers on 1-Oct-2015 and would also like to transfer the 30% rule. My new employer has... Read More

Question:I was eligible for the 30% ruling till February 28th. After that, I was unemployed for 2 months - March and April. On May 16th, I signed a contract with a company and worked there till June 16th (1 month). That employer had asked me to fill... Read More

Question: I‘ve entered NL in May 2008, started to receive the 30% ruling starting from August 2008 on a job of 40k bruto. Now in June 2013 i would want to switch to a 43k job. My questions are: If from now (March till end July 2013) I would... Read More

Question:I signed a contract with a new employer and then ended my contract with my previous employer, joining the new employer within 2 months from the date of signing the contract.Does this classify for a mutual transfer of the 30% rulling?Answer... Read More

Question:If you recieved the 30% ruling before 1 January 2012 but left your current employer in 2013 and then had to re apply through your new employer would the balance of the remaining period the ruling was granted still be made up to 10 years or... Read More

Question: I am a phd student and I got 30% tax ruling for 3 years. For my last year, I change to another university, still as a phd student. I understand that I have to re-apply for 30% tax ruling. However, as I am now more than 30 years... Read More

Question:I have the 30% ruling at the moment (April 2013) with my current job but I do not meet the current salary requirement for the ruling. Soon my 5 years in Holland will be finished (transitional period of 5 years since the 30% ruling was... Read More

Three months is three months If an incoming employee obtains another job during the term of the 30% ruling, the employee can also apply for the 30% ruling for the new employment. The condition is that the period between the previous employment and... Read More

Yes, if the incoming employee obtains another employer during the period concerned, the rule of evidence remains in effect at the joint request of the employee and the new employer, providing the period between the end of the first job and the start... Read More

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I moved from Frankfurt to Hengelo on 16th june 2014 for work. But after 2 weeks I got a better opportunity in Maastricht and joined the other company on 1st july. I do not know whether my previous employer has sucessfully granted the 30 ... Read More

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I live and work in the Netherlands since 1 year, and my company does not allow me to benefit from the 30% ruling. Now I‘m changing job - I will remain in the Netherlands - and I would like to know if I can... Read More

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With the new regulations I´m wondering if I could renew my ruling (granted on august 2010) if I change jobs.
Conditions when applied 2010:
- hired from abroad
- gross salary 42k/year
Now I can change into ... Read More

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Hi! I have at the moment 30% ruling since 4 years. But I'm considering changing job in the beginning of the year.
I understand that if you change job, I need to re-apply for the 30% ruling.
My questi... Read More

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I have heard that the tax office has updated the time limit to change employer: "the tax office confirmed that the regulations regarding the 30% ruling have been updated and the time limits for the transfer of the 30% ruling removed.... Read More